If you’re anything like me and most of my friends, Taskmaster is getting you through the Pandemic. So, on the suggestion of a friend, I made custom Funko POPs of Greg and Alex, the Taskmaster and his Assistant. I only have one set so…
me, internally:facts about animals: prawns are cannibals. if there’s an elephant in the room then you’re in the wrong room! cutting an earthworm in half makes you a sadist. i think it’s worth repeating that prawns eat their babies. monkeys eat monkeys, but who gives them monkeys? monkeys. and if you squash a wasp it releases a chemical from the wasp that attracts people who tell you facts about wasps
GREG: I mean…what’s going on, Mike? You looked comfortable being taped up like that. And then you’re asked to spin around - perfectly reasonable request from my colleague - and as you fall, you just naturally say ‘scheiße’?
MIKE: I was trying to - generally speaking - avoid potty mouth. But when you’re doing a 360 and you’re gaffer-taped up…these things slip out.
“Umm… Henry The Eighth was a murderous misogynist, is, I think, the best way to describe him. He’s been transformed into a figure of respect by a patriarchal educational system that doesn’t really care for the fate of wives.”
S13 is unique among Taskmaster seasons because, rather than having approx. four functioning contestants and one (1) chaos gremlin, it is made up ENTIRELY of chaos gremlins.
[ID: Two screencaps from Taskmaster. Daisy May Cooper says, “If you ridicule this, I’ll be extremely upset.” Greg Davies objects, “I’m not that kind of guy.” End ID.]
[ID: A screencap of Daisy May Cooper on Taskmaster. Looking pained with laughter and with her voice breaking, she says, “Electronic voice phenomemoms.” End ID.]
[ID: A screencap from Taskmaster. Mawaan Rizwan holds up a large drawing of a vaguely leaf-shaped red monster, with four eyes and big red lips. He says, “I’ll be honest - she looks a bit more Canadian than I wanted her to.” End ID.]
[ID: Five screencaps from Taskmaster. The five contestants stand in a row on the studio stage, each drawing on boards on the tables in front of them. Mawaan Rizwan asks, “What’s a tusk?” Katherine Parkinson replies, “Fuck off, I’m not telling you.” Mawaan gasps, scandalised. Johnny Vegas says cheerfully, “That is cold.” Katherine, focused on her drawing, replies, “It’s a competition. And I’m losing.” End ID.]
